EDUCATION:

1997 Doctoral degree in Economics, University of Vienna1994 Master of Arts in Economics, University of Vienna1991 Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Bogazici University, Istanbul1987 St. Georg Austrian High School, Istanbul

Dissertation Topic:Rates of Return on Corporate Investment: An International Comparison

EMPLOYMENT:

2004-current a.o. Professor (Habilitation - Venia Docendi in Economics), University of Vienna, Department of Economics1997-2004 Assistant Professor, University of Vienna, Department of Economics1995-1997 University of Vienna, Department of Economics, Research and Teaching Assistant

Other Affiliations:

Research Associate, ESRC Centre for Business Research, Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of CambridgeMember of the Country Team Austria, European Corporate Governance Institute.Network Faculty, Graduate School of Management, Sabanci University, Istanbul.

Honors:

Vienna Stock Exchange Research Stipend, 1997.Nestlé-Prize in Economics, 1997, (Prize given to the "best" dissertation in Social Sciences in Austria at the University of Innsbruck.Finance Paper Honorable Mention, 1998, Sponsored by the Istanbul Stock Exchange at the ERC/METU International Conference on Economics II, Ankara, Turkey.IVA Award for Investor Protection and Corporate Governance 2002, Interessenverband für Anleger, joint with K. Gugler and Dennis C. Mueller, Vienna.

Lectures in Applied Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Industrial Economics, International Economics (Complete list available upon request).Advisor of several master theses on industrial economics and financial economics, "Diplomarbeiten". (Complete list available upon request).Administrative Duties:2003-2004, Member of the Studienkommission IBW/BW2006 - , Vice-Director of Studies at the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Statistics

Referee:

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Contemporary Economic Policy, Corporate Governance: the International Journal of Business in Society, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Empirica, Empirical Economics, International Journal of the Economics of Business, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of Social Research, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical 6Economics, METU Studies in Development, Review of Economics and Statistics, Review of Finance, Elsevier/North-Holland.Austrian National Bank Research Foundation, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

1996, at the School on Empirical Research in Industrial Economics, Copenhagen.1996, EARIE Conference in Vienna.1996, 11th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association (EEA), Istanbul.1997, Conference on Corporate Governance and Incentives, Humboldt University, Berlin.1998, University of Cambridge, ESRC Centre For Business Research.1998, ERC/METU International Conference on Economics II, Ankara.1999, EARIE Conference in Turin.1999, ERC/METU International Conference on Economics, Ankara.1999, Workshop on Corporate Governance and Investment, Aarhus Business School, Aarhus.2000, 9th WZB Conference on "Antitrust Issues in International Markets" jointly organized with CEPR, Berlin.2000, ERC/METU International Conference on Economics, Ankara.2000, Invited Presentation at the Austrian Research Centers: Seibersdorf, Department of Systemforschung.2000, Workshop on Corporate Governance and Investment (DIW), Europäische Akademie Berlin.2001, Annual Meeting of Verein für Socialpolitik: Ausschuss für Industrieökonomik, Passau.2001, 28th Annual Meeting of the European Finance Association (EFA), Barcelona.2001, 16th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association (EEA), Lausanne.2001, ERC/METU International Conference on Economics, Ankara.2001, ESRC Seminar at the CBR, Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge.2002, Workshop on Corporate Governance and Investment, Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge.2002, Economics Department Research Seminar, University of Vienna.2002, EARIE Conference in Madrid.2002, Invited Presentation at the ERC/METU International Conference on Economics, Ankara.2002, Economics Department Research Seminar, Koc University, Istanbul.2003, Workshop on Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation, DIW Berlin.2003, 30st Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE), Helsinki.2003, Workshop on Corporate Governance and Investment, University of Vienna.2004, International Conference on Family Firms and Corporate Governance in Istanbul.2004, International J. A. Schumpeter Society 10th ISS Conference, Universita Bocconi, Milan.2004, Workshop on Empirical Industrial Organization, Vienna University of Economics and Business.2004, 19th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association (EEA), Madrid.2004, 31st Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE), Berlin.2005, Workshop on Corporate Governance and Investment, Palma de Mallorca, Universitat de les Illes Balears.2005, Round Table on Corporate Governance Trends and Issues in the UNECE Region, Industrial Restructuring, Energy and Enterprise Development Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva.2005, Annual Meeting of the Ausschuss für Industrieökonomik of the Verein für Socialpolitik, ZEW, Mannheim.2005, Policy Issues in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances, Tjalling C. Koopmans Institute, Utrecht School of Economics.2005, International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, Yasar University.2005, The WZB Economics and Politics Seminar Series, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin.2005, 32nd Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE), Porto.2005, Symposium on Innovation and Technology, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber.2006, Annual Meeting of the Ausschuss für Industrieökonomik of the Verein für Socialpolitik, RIW, Essen.2006, Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE), Amsterdam.2006, International Workshop on Executive Compensation, Stirling University, Scotland.2007, Invited presentation at the Workshop on the Market for Corporate Control Regulation and Corporate Governance Issues, IAG Louvain School of Management, March 22, 20072007, Invited presentation at the AFI Seminar, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, June 15, 2007.

Contributer to an expert opinion on the Austrian Gasoline Market (2002).Contributer to an expert opinion on the merger between OBB (Austrian Railways) and PostBus AG (2003).Contributer to an expert opinion on the EU Draft Commission Notice on the appraisal of horizontal mergers under the Council Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2003).Contributer to a report on Corporate Governance of State Owned Enterprises for the Holding and Privatization Management of Austria (Österreichische Industrieholding AG) (2004).Contributer to an expert opinion on the merger between Wüstenrot and LBA (2004).Contributer to a study of Buyer Power in the Austrian Food Retailing Sector, (for the Federal Competition Authority) (2005).Contributer to an expert opinion on the Haftungsverbund der Sparkassen (2005).Lectures on the Econometrics and Application of Demand Estimation in Antitrust Cases, Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde (The Federal Competition Authority of Austria), (May 2006).Consultant to AKBANK, Global Reporting Initiative (2006).Consultant to PHARMIG, The Impact of Intangible Assets on the Profitability of Pharmaceutical Companies (2006).Contributer to an expert opinion on the merger between Morawa and Leykam (2006).Lectures on the Econometrics and Application of Estimation of Demand for Differentiated Goods in Antitrust Cases, RTR (The Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications) & Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde (The Federal Competition Authority of Austria), (November 2006).Independent consultant to the GCGF (Global Corporate Governance Forum) at the IFC / World Bank, 2007.Consultant to RTR (The Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications) (The Federal Competition Authority of Austria), (January-February 2007).Contributer to an expert opinion on the cartel case between Austrian Airlines and ÖMV, 2007.Consultant to the Austrian Chamber of Trade and Industry: Determinants of R&D Expenditures, 2007.Consultant to the Austrian Chamber of Trade and Industry: Effects of CSR Ratings on Corporate Performance, 2007.